Arjun Shrestha of Nepal presenting a Canon camera and media accessories to the President of Gandaki Association of the Deaf for two Deaf Associations in Pokhara and Syangja. This equipment will be used to teach media techniques to Deaf youth in Nepal. Thanks to International Deaf Partnerships USA for making this possible.
Arjun Shrestha of Nepal presenting a Canon camera and media accessories to the President of Gandaki Association of the Deaf for two Deaf Associations in Pokhara and Syangja. This equipment will be used to teach media techniques to Deaf youth in Nepal. Thanks to International Deaf Partnerships USA for making this possible.
Amrin Shaikh, 14, and her teacher, Sana Ansari, from Mumbai, India, who visited Gallaudet on July 15, 2016 and met with Barbara White and Kent Babson from International Deaf Partnerships, along with Bilal Chinoy, a Gallaudet staff member who is hosting them while visiting DC. Amrin was able to attend the Aspen Camp in Colorado, with the help of an Indian organization, Kranti. She will soon attend a residential school for the deaf in India, where she will continue to develop her Indian Sign Language (ISL) skills. IDP is glad to support her education and partner with Young Achievers, a project establish by Bilal and his wife, Arathy Manoharan. |
Haiti Camp
A camp for deaf and Coda children was offered in July 2014 for 27 children in Haiti at the Montfort School. The camp followed the “train the trainer” model—the first week was spent training young Haitian deaf adults on camp leadership and activities. This week was a “dry run” for the children’s camp which was held the following week. The staff learned many skills and activities which they introduced to the campers. These included art projects (such as growing rock crystals, tissue paper and rock art, painting pictures of Haitian life), working on education projects such as geography, math skills, telling time and lesson plans to teach Haitian sign language (LSH). In addition, the staff presented two LSH workshops to the local community which was well attended by nearly 50 people. This experience provided good training for possible future sign language classes. In addition staff learned to teach swimming skills at the beach, and organizing beach projects such as drawing maps of Haiti in the sand, collecting rocks and putting them into sequential order and patterns, making a clock in the sand with rocks of different sizes and putting on a performance. Three volunteers from the U.S. were among the staff, led by retired Gallaudet professor of physical education Jean Berube, often called “Mother of Personal Discovery.” Discovery used activities to help the children and staff get to know each other, develop trust and respect, learn cooperative skills and problem solving, literacy through reading stories and putting on skits, communication and listening to others and connecting with nature. Plans are to offer the camp again in July 2015. Please consider sponsoring a child to attend camp, donations can be made here on the IDP web page.
Guatemala Camp
Deaf children and youth are often left out of community and recreational activities due to communication and attitude barriers. Part of IDP’s mission is to provide camps for deaf and hard of hearing youth in an environment where there are no communication barriers. In November 2014 IDP sponsored a camp at the Las Voces Del Silencio (LAVOSI), a school for deaf children and youth in Jocotenango, Guatemala. The two-week program offered educational and recreational activities, emphasizing a program of team building called Personal Discovery. The program was designed as a “train the trainer” model. The first week of the program, eight deaf Guatemalan young adults participated in training and learned to become camp staff. They practiced how to teach and coach swimming, softball, soccer, and learned various crafts, Personal Discovery activities and camp management. The second week was the actual camp with 23 deaf children and youth who attend the LAVOSI School. The campers slept in the classrooms at the school, ate meals cooked by parent volunteers, participated in a full schedule of sports, Personal Discovery, swimming lessons, arts and crafts and education class to polish their math, literacy, sign language and geography skills. Field trips were arranged to tour a nearby coffee farm and to a popular beach on the Pacific coast. IDP is planning to sponsor another camp in November, 2015 with a larger number of deaf youth and seeks corporate and individual sponsors. Digital cameras and laptops are welcome donations so the students can learn photography and computer skills. Sleeping bags and camping equipment are also needed for a planned overnight camping trip.
A camp for deaf and Coda children was offered in July 2014 for 27 children in Haiti at the Montfort School. The camp followed the “train the trainer” model—the first week was spent training young Haitian deaf adults on camp leadership and activities. This week was a “dry run” for the children’s camp which was held the following week. The staff learned many skills and activities which they introduced to the campers. These included art projects (such as growing rock crystals, tissue paper and rock art, painting pictures of Haitian life), working on education projects such as geography, math skills, telling time and lesson plans to teach Haitian sign language (LSH). In addition, the staff presented two LSH workshops to the local community which was well attended by nearly 50 people. This experience provided good training for possible future sign language classes. In addition staff learned to teach swimming skills at the beach, and organizing beach projects such as drawing maps of Haiti in the sand, collecting rocks and putting them into sequential order and patterns, making a clock in the sand with rocks of different sizes and putting on a performance. Three volunteers from the U.S. were among the staff, led by retired Gallaudet professor of physical education Jean Berube, often called “Mother of Personal Discovery.” Discovery used activities to help the children and staff get to know each other, develop trust and respect, learn cooperative skills and problem solving, literacy through reading stories and putting on skits, communication and listening to others and connecting with nature. Plans are to offer the camp again in July 2015. Please consider sponsoring a child to attend camp, donations can be made here on the IDP web page.
Guatemala Camp
Deaf children and youth are often left out of community and recreational activities due to communication and attitude barriers. Part of IDP’s mission is to provide camps for deaf and hard of hearing youth in an environment where there are no communication barriers. In November 2014 IDP sponsored a camp at the Las Voces Del Silencio (LAVOSI), a school for deaf children and youth in Jocotenango, Guatemala. The two-week program offered educational and recreational activities, emphasizing a program of team building called Personal Discovery. The program was designed as a “train the trainer” model. The first week of the program, eight deaf Guatemalan young adults participated in training and learned to become camp staff. They practiced how to teach and coach swimming, softball, soccer, and learned various crafts, Personal Discovery activities and camp management. The second week was the actual camp with 23 deaf children and youth who attend the LAVOSI School. The campers slept in the classrooms at the school, ate meals cooked by parent volunteers, participated in a full schedule of sports, Personal Discovery, swimming lessons, arts and crafts and education class to polish their math, literacy, sign language and geography skills. Field trips were arranged to tour a nearby coffee farm and to a popular beach on the Pacific coast. IDP is planning to sponsor another camp in November, 2015 with a larger number of deaf youth and seeks corporate and individual sponsors. Digital cameras and laptops are welcome donations so the students can learn photography and computer skills. Sleeping bags and camping equipment are also needed for a planned overnight camping trip.